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NEWS > 2008
In addition to providing information pertaining to our organization, KID
provides brief updates on current children's product safety information and
events.
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2008 February release
Together with US Representative Jan Schakowsky KID released their annual
report on
children's product recalls today. The report found that children's product recalls by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC) jumped in 2007. There were 231 recalls accounting for more than 46 million items, including twelve
recalls that involved one million or more units. "These products together caused at least 657 injuries and 6 deaths,"
stated Nancy Cowles, executive director of Kids In Danger. " And those incidents include only those already reported at the
time of the recall. More needs to be done to protect children from these hazards."
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